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Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds have partnered to address investors' growing concerns about the long-term viability of the coal sector in Australia. Cbus and First State Super, working with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Countplus flags divestments, appoints two principals

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Countplus provided an update on its divestments in underlying member firms at the same time as appointing two new managing principals. The ASX-listed diversified wealth management group noted that a member firm, Twomeys, underwent a restructure with ...

NZ Super Fund invests in Aussie farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
The NZ Super Fund made its first offshore farm investment, a stake in an Australian beef stud with locations in Queensland and New South Wales. The super fund didn't disclose the sale price, but said investing in Palgrove will bring its rural land portfolio ...

Link Fund Solutions wins first client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Link Fund Solutions secured a mandate from a new small-cap boutique manager, marking the service provider's first client since rebranding. Link Fund Solutions has been appointed by QVG Capital to provide fund administration and custody services for ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
First Super recently appointed a Djab Wurrung elder and indigenous leader as an independent director to its board. Joining the $2.6 billion fund's board from September is Tim Chatfield. He is currently the chief executive of a successful Aboriginal ...

BT Financial Group merges wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
BT Financial Group has consolidated its financial advice and private wealth divisions, removing the general manager of advice role. BTFG's existing client-facing advice and private wealth businesses will now work together as the newly created Advice ...

Former Centrepoint executive joins Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Praemium appointed a former Centrepoint Alliance executive to lead its product and marketing division. Mat Walker will join the investment administration and financial planning technology platform as the new head of product and marketing in November. ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

Cromwell divests IOF, reopens fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group will sell its entire stake in an office fund and reopen another fund to investors for $30 million in additional funding. Cromwell will sell down its 9.89% stake in the Investa Office Fund (IOF) to Investa Property ...

Global $1.2tn manager buys Australian firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
An international asset manager with more than $1.2 trillion in assets is boosting its Australian presence with its first major local acquisition. Natixis Global Asset Management purchased 40% of Investors Mutual (IML) for $120 million from Pacific Current ...